Education

PhD Organizational Psychology, University of Queensland
MA Counseling (with High Distinction), De La Salle University
BA Psychology and BS Education (Cum Laude), De La Salle University

Background

Simon L. D. Restubog is the Interim Dean in the School of Labor and Employment Relations (LER). He is a Full Professor of Human Resource Management and Industrial/Organizational Psychology in the LER and Department of Psychology (courtesy appointment). He joined the LER in August 2018 after a 13-year academic career in Australia. He previously held academic positions at the Australian National University (College of Business & Economics), the University of New South Wales (Australian School of Business), and the University of Queensland (McElwain School of Psychology and UQ Business School).

Prior to his interim role, he served as Chair of the LER PhD Advisory Committee from 2020 to 2024. Before joining the University of Illinois, he was Deputy Director for Research in the Research School of Management (2012-2014) and Co-Chair of the ERA (i.e., Excellence in Research for Australia, a national research assessment exercise administered by the Australian Research Council) Committee (2014, 2018) for the College of Business and Economics at the Australian National University.

Research

His program of research focuses on three streams: employment relationships and future of work, the dark side of human behavior in organizations and career development.

First, he explores employment relationships through the lens of psychological contracts, which represent beliefs about mutual obligations between employees and employers. His scholarly work addresses two interrelated themes: the formation of psychological contracts (i. e., how individual and organizational factors shape these contracts) and their maintenance (i.e., the person and contextual factors influencing the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of these contracts). Additionally, he is interested in understanding the future of work, specifically how artificial intelligence shapes work tasks and processes, careers, and work identities.

Second, he is interested in seeking explanations as to why individuals behave in ways that are detrimental to themselves, their employers, and others. Specifically, he explores three converging questions: 1) why do individuals engage in dysfunctional/destructive behaviors at work? 2) what are the consequences of these dysfunctional/destructive behaviors on employees, their families, and third parties? and 3) what can be done to minimize these behaviors?

His third stream of research explores the conditions in which individuals adapt and persist at work as well as the barriers to workplace participation and advancement. Specifically, his work closely examines the workplace experiences of two distinct groups: 1) students, scientists and professionals in STEM and 2) vulnerable (e.g., victims of intimate partner aggression, migrant workers) and stigmatized individuals (e.g., people living with HIV).

He has published over 100 journal articles in a variety of outlets, including the Academy of Management Journal, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Current Directions in Psychological Science, Human Relations, Human Resource Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Counseling Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Service Research, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Leadership Quarterly, Organizational Behavior & Human Decision Processes, Organization Studies, Personnel Psychology, among other outlets.

In January 2023, he was honored as Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, acknowledging his sustained and exceptional contributions to the field of psychology. Additionally, he has been included in Stanford University’s list of the world top 2% scientists.

Grants

Since 2008, he has received 12 nationally and internationally competitive grants from Australia (e.g., Australian Research Council – Discovery and Linkage Schemes), Canada (e.g., Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council), and China (e.g., National Natural Science Foundation of China) totaling approximately USD 1.5 million. Additionally, he has secured industry funding from business organizations such as Australian Defense, Sydney Trains, Queensland Health, among others, totaling USD 355,000. Competitive grants in the past 8 years include:

Zhu, L., Aquino, K., Restubog, S. L. D. (2024-2028). Helping or hindering? Understanding workplace help rejection. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada – Insight Grant. Total funding: C$165,364.

Zhu, L., Aquino, K., & Restubog, S. L. D. (2018-2023). Moral identity symbolization in organizations: Mechanisms and consequences. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada – Insight Grant. Total funding: C$138,350.

Chen, Z. G. W., De Cieri, H., Jack, G., Kiazad, K., Eva, N., Ilies, R., Restubog, S. L. D., Liden, R., & Muhr, S. L. (2018-2020). Multidisciplinary international network on thriving. Monash University –International Networks of Excellence – Grant Scheme. Total funding: A$298,000.

Kiazad, K., Restubog, S. L. D., Capezio, A., Hom, P., Holtom, B., & Lee, T. (2017-2019). Strengthening Australia’s science workforce: A job embeddedness perspective. DP170101514. Australian Research Council – Discovery Scheme. Total funding: A$172,685.

Keating, B., Goecke, R., Gregor, S., Campbell, J., Roberts, D., Haller, A., Restubog, S. L. D., & Leitch, S. (2017-2019). Preventing railway suicide: An open systems perspective. LP160100910. Australian Research Council – Linkage Scheme. Total funding: A$450,000 (plus A$360,000 contribution from Sydney Trains and Tracksafe Foundation)

Editorial Roles/Board Memberships

He is currently Senior Associate Editor of the Journal of Vocational Behavior, Associate Editor of Human Relations, and past Associate Editor of Group & Organization Management and past Special Issue Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior. He also serves as an editorial board member of the Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, and Journal of Business and Psychology.

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